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Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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0
/10
last
like
Kaiko
felt
The
san
months
to
hell
three
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
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/14
work
yen
she
and
She
beavering
been
her
at
saving
earned
has
every
away
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
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0
/20
off
a
quietly
Her
of
money
debt
back
lot
and
a
then
Keiko
leaving
the
while
with
husband
borrowed
slipped
Her
husband
borrowed
a
lot
of
money
a
while
back
and
then
slipped
off
quietly
leaving
Keiko
with
the
debt
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0
/21
him
lay
so
foolishness
could
month
she
for
such
she
For
him
time
she
one
prayed
more
meet
could
into
one
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
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0
/21
pay
fast
with
the
about
loan
they
met
at
how
money
and
back
Then
the
arrived
agreement
an
to
company
she
Then
she
met
with
the
loan
company
and
they
arrived
at
an
agreement
about
how
fast
to
pay
back
the
money
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0
/11
money
to
Now
do
wants
the
pay
all
back
she
is
Now
all
she
wants
to
do
is
pay
back
the
money
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence